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Comparing Self-Management Strategies Delivered via an iPhone to Promote Grocery Shopping and Literacy
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Douglas, Karen H.; Ayres, Kevin M.; Langone, John – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
Four students with moderate intellectual disabilities used electronic lists delivered on an iPhone to assist them in skills related to community-based grocery shopping. An alternating treatments design was used to assist in comparing the effectiveness and efficiency of three different types of lists (Text Only, Audio + Text, and Picture + Text).…
Descriptors: High School Students, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Self Management, Handheld Devices
Computer-Based Instruction for Purchasing Skills
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Ayres, Kevin M.; Langone, John; Boon, Richard T.; Norman, Audrey – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2006
The purpose of this study was to investigate use of computers and video technologies to teach students to correctly make purchases in a community grocery store using the dollar plus purchasing strategy. Four middle school students diagnosed with intellectual disabilities participated in this study. A multiple probe across participants research…
Descriptors: Research Design, Purchasing, Mental Retardation, Technology Uses in Education
Acquisition and Generalization of Purchasing Skills Using a Video Enhanced Computer-Based Instructional Program.
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Ayres, Kevin M.; Langone, John – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2002
Three elementary students with mental retardation used a computer-based instructional package to practice purchasing skills and the dollar plus strategy. The instructional package utilized video footage and a constant time delay procedure to facilitate skill acquisition. Skills did not generalize, although changes in purchasing behavior in the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Education, Generalization
Computer-Based Video Instruction To Teach Persons with Moderate Intellectual Disabilities To Read Grocery Aisle Signs and Locate Items.
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Mechling, Linda C.; Gast, David L.; Langone, John – Journal of Special Education, 2002
A study evaluated use of computer-based video instruction to teach generalized reading of grocery store aisle signs and the location of the corresponding grocery items to four students (ages 9-17) mental retardation. The computer-based video program was successful in teaching generalized reading of signs and the location of items. (Contains…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Computer Assisted Instruction to Teach Item Selection in Grocery Stores: An Assessment of Acquisition and Generalization
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Hutcherson, Karen; Langone, John; Ayres, Kevin; Clees, Tom – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2004
One principle of applied research is to design intervention programs targeted to teach useful skills to the participants (Baer, Wolf, & Risley, 1968), while structuring the program to promote generalization of the skills to the natural environment (Stokes & Baer, 1977). Proficiency in community skills (e.g., community navigation and…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Intervention, Computer Assisted Instruction, Generalization
Effects of Multimedia Instruction on Teaching Functional Discrimination Skills to Students with Moderate/Severe Intellectual Disabilities.
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Langone, John; Shade, Jill; Clees, Tom J.; Day, Tonya – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1999
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a multimedia computer-based instructional program with four middle school students with moderate/severe mental retardation in establishing match-to-sample skills and generalizing those skills to the natural setting (a grocery store). In vivo probes found mean and median duration to find target items…
Descriptors: Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Computer Assisted Instruction, Consumer Education, Daily Living Skills